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Hunt goes on for 'traders with Iran'
Scotland Yard is pursuing two British businessmen after US authorities accused the Britons of smuggling military equipments to Iran. The two are at large after allegedly supplying batteries for surface-to-air missiles and aircraft parts to Iran, the Guardian reported. Farshi Gillardian, another British executive, was detained by British police last week after being accused of attempting to circumvent US trade sanctions with Iran. Under US laws, American companies are prohibited from conducting transactions with Tehran or Iranian firms. The FBI has reportedly linked Gillardian with a number of businessman, also being investigated by the American authorities for dealing with Iran. The US and its allies have imposed sanctions on Iran, banning companies or people of providing the country with "dual use technologies and hardware". The ban is part of the West's strategy to exert pressure on Iran to change its policies. The sanctions, however, have deprived the country of many civilian technologies. For example, the country has been denied access to civilian airplanes' spare parts. Posted by: Fred 2008-09-29 |
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